Blades of Grass: The Stories of Lao She

by Lao She

Book Overview

"If you want to write good short stories," Lao She once observed, "you have to give it everything you've got. The world will allow the existence of a very imperfect novel, but it won't be that polite with a short story. Art, after all, is not like a pig--the fatter the better."

Lao She's stories proved to be very good indeed, moving and delighting readers for many years and establishing him as a master of classic modern fiction. Thankfully...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824818032
• ISBN13: 9780824818036
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"